A Scotland-born settler came to Wisconsin, locating at Johnstown, where he purchased 160 acres.

The evidence

• “Sec. 32; P. 0, Johnstown Center; born in Scotland in 1840; came to Wisconsin in 1856, locating at Johnstown, where he purchased 160 acres, his present homestead, Married, in 1863, Miss Elizabeth Moore, a native of Scotland, who died July 30, 1876 ; had seven children, five living. He married again in June, 1 878, Miss Sarah Lee, a native of Wisconsin ; they have one daughter.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/24-bios-johnstown.md, PDF p. 806 / book p. 810

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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